2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Potomac, MD

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- Potomac spends 19.2% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Potomac than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Potomac had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILPotomac, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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